Folding table



NOV- 7, 1933 M. EsPosn-o ErAL FOLDING TABLE Filed March 13, 1931Z'Sheets-Sheet l IIIIIIIIIII Manszl'fyofspas/ro WIr/L10 EsPos/roINVENTORS W' ATTORNEY NOV.` 7, 1933. M .ESPQSWO Er AL 1593435119 FOLDINGTABLE Filed March 13, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 22 irs m y 40.9.5.5 .mvoEspasfra :grr/105.59054? vENroRs Patented Nov. 7, 1933 FOLDING TABLEModestino Esposito and Attilio Esposito, Union Cty,.N. J.

Application March 13,

' 1 claim.

The invention will be fully and comprehensively understood from aconsideration of the following detailed description when readinconnection with the accompanying drawings which form part of theapplication, with the understanding, however, that the improvement iscapable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showingof the drawings nor to the precise construction described and,therefore, such changes and modifications may be made therefrom as donot affect the spirit of the inventionnor exceed the scope thereof asexpressed in the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a gaming table with the legs in openposition, this view showing a slidable tray attached to the underside ofthe table for holding cards, checkers and so forth.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the table showing they legs in closedposition and the drawer in closed position. I 1

Fig. 3 is a broken fragmentary bottom plan view of the 1table with legsin extended position and the locking means in position locking the legs.

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 4 and showingin dotted lines a position of the leg as being opened or closed; and

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of means for locking the legs andmeans for releasing the locking mechanism.

Referring to the drawings for a more detailed description thereof, thenumeral 7 indicates a table having) a body portion 8, sides 9, a top 10and four legs 11. The top 10 of the table may be provided with inlaidashtrays 12 at the corners, and the top may if desired bear a designsuch for example as the design of a checker-board 14 shown in Fig. l.

A drawer 16 is slidably mounted on the lower face of\ the table top 10.The drawer 16 is mounted so that it may be pulled out to one side of the1931. Serial No. 522,414

to allow the legs to be opened to support the table and to be foldedunder the table.

The mechanism shown in Fig. 6 is provided to lock each pair of legs ineither open or closed position,there being one such mechanism for eachpair of legs. The' mechanism of Fig. 6 is disposed adjacent the innerface of each of the cross members 20 which join the legs of each pair oflegs. The mechanism comprises a pair of rods 25 provided near theirouter ends with stops or shoulders 26. Helical coils 27 abut against theshoulders 26 and encircle the rods 25. The inner ends of the rods 25 areprovided with hooks 29 which each engage a turnably mounted cam 30.Means are provided for pressing upon a pair of cams 30 simultaneously,and such means are illustrated lby the device indicated by the numeralalso secured to the cross pieces 20. Theinner ends of the helical coils27 bear against an upturned side portion 38 of the brackets 37. Theouter ends 40 of the rods 25 enter recesses 41 in the side 9 of thetable, two recesses being provided for each leg, one for the openposition of the leg and the other for the folded position. Plates 43 aresecured to the inner faces of the sides 9 Iadjacent the recesses 41.

. It will readily be seen that the pressure of the helical springs A2'7keep the rods 25 in their respective recesses and that when the thumbpiece 33 is pressed inwardly to rotate the car'ns 30 the latter willdraw the rods 25 out of the recesses and allow the legs to be changedfrom folded to' extended positions or vice Versa.

What is claimed as new is:

Relesable locking means for tables, etc. comprising a pair of alignedrods having their inner ends spaced apart and provided with stops,pivoted cams contacting saidxstops, a single plunger adapted to turnsaid cams', the latter, when actuated by said plunger, being adapted topull said rods inwardly toward. each other, shoulders on the outer endportions of said rods and coil springs encirclingportions of said rodsand bear` ing against the inner surfaces of said shoulders.

MODESTINO ESPOSITO. A'I'IILIO ESPOSITO.

table as clearly shown in Fig. 1 and itis pro-

